Office hysteroscopy

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 641-654

  Bettocchi, Stefano ^a   Nappi, Luigi ^a   Ceci, Oronzo ^a   Selvaggi, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLPOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PUNCH BIOPSY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STANDARD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CAVITY;

AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444281194     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2004.05.007     Document Type: Review

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